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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Unique tach issue.

This is interesting, the tach in my Camaro is reading twice what it should. I know that if it were aftermarket, that wouldn't be a hard fix; the car is bone stock though. Any ideas? I haven't pulled the cluster yet and the white wire is connected firmly to the coil.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Re: Unique tach issue.

just from personal expierence i did a v6-v8 swap but when completed i hooked up my origional tach and realized that it was reading way too high rpm than it actually was. I did some research and the v6 and v8 tachs are programmed different. Was it always reading high? Ever a engine swap?

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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Re: Unique tach issue.

hmmmm... It's a new to me car but the vin states that its a TBI 305. Although, now that I think about it, the title is exempt on mileage. Maybe a cluster swap? If so, how can I fix this on the cheap?
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Re: Unique tach issue.

umm u can find a person thats good at programming computers and such can probably do it fairly cheap. maybe check all ur connections and everything first.
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Re: Unique tach issue.

I had the same problem with a "doubled" tach. I found a used rs gauge cluster online for $20.00, pulled the gauge and the little circuit board and it now works fine.
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